Dawgs & Santa Fe Trail Split

    The baseball team split with Santa Fe Trail on Friday, April 24.The Dawgs dominated the first game winning 12-0.  But the second was a close 4-3 loss.  The Dawgs still have an even record at 4-4.

Taylor Kirk At WU Softball This Weekend

WU  played U. of Nebraska-Kearney twice on Fri, April 12, losing the first 9-5 and winning the second 8-2.
Taylor Kirk had no hits or walks in game one,  going 0 for 4 at-bats,
In game two,  Taylor had 1 hit, 2 RBIs and one walk in 2 at-bats.

On Sat., April 13, Washburn played Ft. Hays twice, winning the first  11-2  and losing the second 6-4.
In game one, Taylor and 1 hit, 2 runs, 1 RBI and 1 walk in  2 at-bats,
In game two,  she had 2 hits, 1 run, and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats.

Through Saturday's games,  Taylor has a team leading  .727 slugging average and a .360 batting average.  She has hit 11 of the team's 22 home runs.  She leads the team in walks with 15.

RHS Class of 69 Reunion

Here is what the class of 69 is planning for their reunion.
https://sites.google.com/view/rhs1969/home

Osage City Inv. Golf

The team standings at the Osage City Invitational on April 11 were:
Santa Fe Trail       189
St. Marys              195
Osage City            200
Burlington              210
Rossville                215
Silver Lake            223
Jeff W.                   227
Lyndon                  233
W. Franklin            252

Chris Vander Putten placed 7th individually with a 50.

New Dawgfeed 7 Video

In this Dawgfeed, we check out Boys Golf, chat with Forensicators, and Mr. Larson shows off some art skills!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk3FkstEmtI

"Art" Campbell (65) Has Passed Away (updated)

    Lawrenceville, GA.—Arthur Lee “Art” Campbell 72, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Johns Creek, GA.
    He was born February 22, 1947 in Chicago, IL, the son of Jewel “Joe” and Irene Bond Campbell. Art graduated from Rossville High School and from the College of Emporia. He served in the Kansas Army National Guard.
Art was the owner and operator of Campbell Sod Farm near Rossville retiring in 2013. He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church.
    He was preceded in death by his parents.
    Survivors include his son, Matt Campbell, and his wife Janell, with their four children, Tristan, Trace, Ellery & Brody, Cumming, GA; his daughter, Heather Campbell-Greenwood, and her husband, Ross Greenwood with their son’s, Jackson, Joshua & Jacob, Tyler, TX; his sister, Jan Campbell Vartzikos and Walt Shoemaker, Washington, DC; the mother of their children, Marilyn Campbell, Prairie Grove, AR.
    Funeral services will be  at the Rossville United Methodist Church. Private family burial will be in the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville High School Ag Program and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536. 

TIME AND DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

You can  leave condolences at:
http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/arthur-l-campbell/

RHS Band Rates No. 1

I'm proud to announce that the RHS Band has received its FOURTH consecutive Superior "1" Rating at State Band Contest. The band received 1-ratings from all three judges at Louisburg on Wednesday, April 10th, and were one of a total of only six 1-Rating bands that day. The students have worked incredibly hard this semester to prepare the music they did - Overture for Winds by Charles Carter, and With Each Sunset by Richard Saucedo.

See them in action next on Sunday, April 14th at 7:00 PM for the Solo & Small Ensemble Concert in the RHS Auditorium.

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

Manhattan Softball

    The Lady Dawgs added two wins on Tues with 16-8 and 18-1 victories against Manhattan.  Rossville is 5-5 overall and 1-3 in the MEL.

Royal Valley Inv. Track

Girls

Team Finishes 

Rock Creek     127
Perry               104
St. Marys        100
Rossville           71
Cornerston        49
Wabaunsee        46
Northern Hts     20

Rossville Athletes finishing in the top 4 were:

Julia Streit
1600 M run     1st
3200 M run     1st

Jordan Bittner
100 M Hurdles  1st
300 M Hurdles  3rd

Briar Gillum     
Shot Put          1st
Discus             3rd

Boys

Team Finishes

Rock Creek     117
St. Marys         107
Northern Hts    105
Rock Creek        82
Cornerstone       51
Rossville            30
Wabaunsee         27

Individual athletes finishing in the top 4 were:

Woodrow Rezac     
100 M    1st
200 M    2nd

Ben Price
400 M     3rd

Tyree Sowers
Long Jump  4th

Wabaunsee Softball

   The softball team lost two  games to the Wabaunsee Chargers on April 4 by scores of  6-5 and 17-8.   The Lady Dawgs are 3-5 for the season.

Dawgs At Silver Lake Baseball

The Dawgs lost two games April 8 at Silver Lake--6-1 and 4-2.  Rossville is 3-3 for the season.

Game 1
            1 2 3 4 5 6 7  R H E
RSSV  0 0 0 1 0 0 0   1 4 0
SLVR  1 0 1 0 0 4 X  6 2 1

Game 2
            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
RSSV  0 1 1 0 0 0 0  2 5 6
SLVR  0 0 2 2 0 0 X 4 7 1

Wabaunsee & Dawgs Baseball

The RHS baseball team picked up two wins on April 4 when the Wabaunsee Chargers visited Joe Campbell Stadium.  The Dawgs won by scores of  9-5 and 18-3.

Students Of The Week

Students of the week: 
Parker Kenney and Austin Klesath have been recognized by their peers as students who act in a comparing and compassionate manner. They are involved in trying to brighten other students days with positive interactions.

Jr. High Band Rated Perfect

The Rossville Junior High Band of 46 members performed at the Washburn Rural Middle School Band Festival  Monday, April 8. Fifteen junior high bands performed for three judges, and Rossville was the only group to score a "perfect" 1-Rating from all three judges. We played "Scottish Ballade" by Robert Sheldon, followed by "Moscow, 1941" by Brian Balmages.

The junior high band has two more performances this semester. Our Pops Concert on Sunday, May 5th at 2:00 PM and a performance at the Worlds of Fun Music Festival on Saturday, May 11th.

The Rossville Senior High Band is headed to Louisburg on Wednesday, April 10th for State Large Group Contest, we perform at 9:00 AM. They have prepared very well and are ready for a phenomenal performance.

Way to go Dawgs - Have a great day!

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director